TNI Editorial: The BJP-led NDA has found itself facing an unusual political challenge, not from the Opposition, but from voices linked to its own leadership. In Assam, Dibisa Mahanta, daughter of AGP leader and Assam Cabinet Minister Keshab Mahanta, was seen participating in Gen Z protests and raising abusive slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In Odisha, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter Archita triggered a storm by celebrating Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Instagram before deactivating her account. These incidents have fuelled questions about the BJP’s response to internal dissent and highlighted the growing political independence of India’s younger generation.